Curtain-stretcher.



'I'. R. MOULOSKEY.

CURTAIN STRETCHBR.

APYLIOATION FILED APR. 12. 1912.

Patented June 10, 1913.

T. R. MUGLOSKBY. GURTAN STRETCHER. APPLICATION rum) APR. 12, 1912.

Patnted June 10, 1913.

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ATTUHNEY noeaeeo be forced toward the center, so that the two ends may butt up against each other, and thus bel secured in position by tightening the thumb screws. lt will be readily understood that this freedom of movement obtained by the said slots makes for the strength of the stretehe.

W hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. ln a stretcher or drier, in combination with frame members, the middle clamp having two longitudinal slots toward the middle port-ion of the said clamp, through each oit which a thumb screw having an elongated head passes, a clamp for securing the central trame member having on each side /thereof a slot ident-ical with the slots in the said rst mentioned clamp, and through which the said thumb screw passes, having its elongated head on the same side of the frame as the Acentra] frame member; the said slots being of such length as to permit the ends of each halt of the longitudinal frame members to abut and yet to slide apart suciently to turn inwardly on the said screw and the length of the said elongated head being such as to prevent the said thumb screw from turning on account of said head bringing up against the middle 50 portion of said last mentioned clamp.

2. ln a stretcher or drier of the character described in combination with slats forming the four sides of the frame and a central frame member, the central frame member l5 being secured to the middle portion of the sides of the said frame by a clamp containing a longitudinal slot in each end of the same, and on each side of the loop through which the middle member of the said traine passes the reinforcing clamp housing the middle ends ot the side slats, a thumb screw passing through the saidv slot in the said first mentioned clamp, and through two identical slots located toward the Center of the middle portion of the 'g1-einforcing clamp, and on each side of the central member of the said frame, a thumb screw having an elongated head abutting against the said middle frame member and passing through the slots Vin both of the said clamps,

3. ln a stretcher or drier, nthe combination of side bars l, l, having their inner ends abutting, the clamp 9, embracing the two said ends and bridging the abutting joints oit the said ends of the said e1amp,'having longitudinalslots 10, l0, enp each side of the central frame member 2, the said middle member 2 passing through the clamp 13 the said clamp 13 being attached tothe sai frame and secured thereto and to the clam. 9 by thumb screws 11, having elongated heads and passing through the longitudinal slots lfl7 llt; the said slots lll, and l0 being of such length as to permit the folding inwardly upon themselves of the members l l, when turned upon the thumb screws 11 ll, and the elongated heads of the said thumb screws being of such length as to pre;

vZ0 Y v vent the turning around oit the said head when the thumb screws are screwed upon it,

lfVitnesses:

F: B. SCOTT, p M. LIVINGSTON.

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